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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1912
Page
3
Aunt Caroline claims a ghost spoke to her by the well and was allegedly cheered by it. The mistress dismisses ghosts as superstition while the servant asserts the specter conversed in dialect and claimed knowledge of local gossip.
Mrs Mary W Ramsey describes her three week old son's eczema starting on the cheeks and spreading to arms and chest. After three months with physician treatment, she discontinued it and used Cuticura Soap and Ointment with rapid improvement, noting full recovery by seven months and health by age two. She credits Cuticura products and offers free samples from Boston.
The piece argues advertising yields vast returns for merchants yet notes some businessmen still doubt its value. It compares advertising to old travel methods, implying progress favors promotional effort and commercial growth.
A brief dialogue aboard a train shows Mercy and Laura noting their arrival. Laura writes a postcard to her husband to report they reached safely, while Mercy questions the timing of the writing as the train departs.
Public notices and classified items include Gastoria and Mrs Winslow soothing syrup advertisements for children teething and comfort. Real estate and farm listings describe 298 acres in Arkansas with 80 acres cultivated, multiple buildings, wells, and proximity to rail and schools.
A reflective line recalls the tale of a figure who searched with a lantern for honesty. The speaker notes the need for an arc light today, implying a call for clearer truth in modern times.
A short dialogue features John and a female speaker with concerns about a potentially leaking gas stove. The pair argue over whether the maid left a burner on and whether the gas smell is real, concluding with a twist that the danger is a private concern.
Parson A meets Dr B and asks about a mutual friend. The doctor says the friend needs help more than he does, and the parson asks if it is that bad. The doctor replies that the friend suffers from insomnia.
A dialogue shows Mr. Growcher admitting his son joined the business and asserting his own drive to learn as much as his son. The exchange hints at mentorship and competition within a family enterprise.
A baseball game incident follows a player's vow to stay glad despite misfortunes. An umpire’s call enrages him the next day, hinting at lingering tensions and public reaction to the officiating.
A man seeks a nitrogen rich diet after doctor orders carbohydrates and proteins. He arrives at a restaurant and asks if beefsteak or fried potatoes are nitrogenous or carbohydrate rich. Frustrated, he orders a large plate of hash.
A couple discusses their pending divorce and recalls a year since their wedding, noting that cards were sent a year ago. They propose marking the anniversary, but one partner suggests the cards are being shuffled for a new deal.
A congressman argues for an appropriation to dredge a creek and speaks bitterly about European crowned heads. The remark contrasts fiscal focus with royal targets, leaving readers puzzled by the sharp tone and the implied criticism.
A cartoon caption noting a playful exchange about vegetarianism. The character declares plans to start a meatless diet tomorrow after a friend compliments their appearance. The piece reflects light humor about dietary choices.
A lighthearted exchange notes an escaped convict leaving a courteous message stating apologies and requesting freedom. The dialogue treats the escape with humor, portraying the prisoner as politely seeking liberty.
A short exchange from the Catholic Standard and Times jokes about a man named Dudley being harmless but brainless. The humor centers on the paradox that lacking brain is the man’s one fault.
Two hobos banter about palmistry and reputations in a street scene. One wonders what a palm reader would say about his hand while the other notes that his name is mud.
A reflective couplet urges optimism and resilience, urging readers to embrace cheerful life despite change, suggesting even those deemed gone in lore or memory can still influence the living with positive spirit.
A father critiques his son's football ability calling him a failure and a born idiot, arguing sending him back to college would be a waste of money. The exchange highlights family tensions over education and sports performance.
A humorous quip sets a fisherman scene with a joke about Jonah and a pricey lawyer. The punchline suggests the whale could not retain him, playing on legal phrasing.
A reader is dispatched to assist a sick woman with insomnia. The speaker questions sending Jane, noting her monotony, but acknowledges she is suitable for reading aloud to comfort the patient. The scene centers on a quiet domestic dilemma and caregiving choice.
In a light exchange the Editor complains of poetic sameness while a Magazine Poet deflects with a pun about saneness. A playful aside pits England’s diamond pride against baseball and a golf remark ties social visits to sport.
In a restaurant Ringhurst orders dinner with an inimitable flourish and a sharp display of a $100 bill, while others remark on his dramatic style and the equally bold claims about a palm reading.
A humorous verse about Wrathy waking to discover a thief has stolen his newspaper, turning a normally cheerful night into an unseemly caper and morning frustration. The playful scene centers on the shock of an absent paper.
A fragment presents a flirtatious exchange where a woman asserts fate and affection. A man hints at wealth while both imply mutual destiny. The scene centers on romantic misreadings and social flirtation.
A humorous exchange notes a man famed for being busy while secretly compiling a collection of bacteria. The dialogue hints at unusual interests and ends with a question about the nature of the organisms.
A humorous exchange is quoted where a doctor reassures a patient in pain while the patient pleas for death. The proof features a quip about Bibbets leading a frothy life and buying another bubble.
The game earned a reputation for its deafening crowd and raucous atmosphere as players battled under a highly charged, boisterous seating section. The umpire’s vest became a talking point amid the loud hubbub surrounding the event.
J C Clipp says chicken pox appears as scabby sores on fowls faces heads and bodies. Wet weather worsens it and it can injure eyes. Poor sanitation spreads and quarantine is essential. Treat sores with carbolated vaseline and remove crusts as they soften. Keep sick birds dry isolated and spray quarters daily with disinfectant. Feed sparingly corn, give soft foods and vegetables with water charcoal and grit. linseed oil helps purge impurities.
The article explains four methods to tell a horse’s age by teeth and physical features. It notes cheek skin, tail flesh, and rib spacing as age indicators and details tooth development, cup wear, and jaw angles, outlining how permanent teeth appear and wear over years, with maturity reached at five years.
The article urges women to take direct interest in the garden for household meals. It stresses that the farmer’s wife should plan, manage, and supervise planting to ensure a generous variety of vegetables and early garden preparation, even if it requires persistence.
The soil should be well prepared before transplanting. Break the land deeply and harrow it, then plant a cover crop such as rye crimson clover vetch oats wheat or barley. Trees may be set once foliage drops.
The note discusses planting soiling crops this spring and warns that grass will be very short after the dry season ends next summer. It emphasizes preparing for forage needs given anticipated drought conditions.
Farmers can increase profits by building warm hen houses and training chickens to roost indoors at night. Keeping birds sheltered prevents winter losses and can yield hundreds of dollars more income compared to growing extra potatoes.
The note explains dynamite serves many farm uses and stresses knowing its proper use. If an explosion occurs it is not the dynamite’s fault, as it is its purpose to blast or break.
Expert dairymen note production costs about 65 cents per hundredweight of milk with prime cows and good care. They warn dairy cows will drop in milk yield if not fed grain, even on decent pasture.
A girl at a piano argues that vocal progress is tied to the money spent on lessons and the status of the teacher, while the pianist notes broad appeal of playing. The exchange ends with her vowing to invest in a top instructor and prove them wrong.
The Italian vessel Anita built in Genoa in 1548 and a near duplicate of Columbus era Santa Maria has been dismantled at Teneriffe Canary Islands. Known for strength over speed the broad-beamed ship survived hurricanes yet earned only 205 days per voyage between Baltimore and Rio. Proceeds from sale will fund a new vessel.
A Japanese company is exploiting volcanic ash with Portland cement for submerged salt water construction, claiming increased tensile strength and density. If successful, the industry could expand to the Philippines where ample volcanic ash exists.
Quotation from James Allen urging that inner circumstances can improve by perceiving an ideal and working toward it. It emphasizes progress through inner action and movement rather than remaining static. The idea ties personal development to deliberate effort toward a goal.
The piece extols visiting Venice at sunset or moonlight, noting its waterbound setting, walkable streets, historic architecture, and vivid color. It highlights St. Theodore and St. Mark as patron figures, with the Lion of St. Mark prominent on the Piazzetta columns, said to be from Syria and erected by a Lombard engineer.
A reader recalls paying a taller-claims advertiser and discovering afterwards that the result was worse, leaving them shorter than before. The anecdote highlights a scam warning about height growth schemes.
A fragmentary remark mentions Caesar and the Rubicon with an odd aside about crossing the Hudson River Tube and a trivial price. The passage presents a playful, non-coherent quote rather than a clear event or report.
If you are sensitive about your shoe size you can wear a size smaller by shaking Allen's Foot-Ease into them. The antiseptic powder gives instant relief for coins and bunions and is useful for dancing parties and breaking in new shoes. Free sample. Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy NY.
In Pompelis a tourist notes smashed earthenware while a guide remarks on a volcanic eruption. The Paxton Toilet Co of Boston offers a free trial box of Paxtine Antiseptic for women. An ad extols Cole's Carbol salve for skin burns and ailments, with free samples via J W Cole & Co Black River Falls Wis.
A tongue in cheek note mocks a Boston Transcript quote about a deaf mute couple, then promotes Garfield Tea as a gentle remedy for stubborn costiveness. The item blends satire with a product pitch.
A terse mix of adage like snippets on everyday life and classic sayings. It notes a green grocer query, a critique of blue dye use, and a remark on marriage finances. It ends with a historical note on the term reverend first applied to a clergyman in 1657.
Letters from Mrs Dema Bethune of Sikeston Missouri and Mrs Charles Moore of Murrayville Illinois praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for easing monthly ailments. Both describe severe female trouble that doctors said required operation, but the remedy restored health and allowed them to resume daily tasks and social life.
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